You think I'm deranged! How refreshing. Everyone here takes me so seriously, it's a wonderful change to be thought mentally deficient.

— Katie MacAlister

Oh, Irrylath,Irrylath, we squaundered our two years together.

— Meredith Ann Pierce

Easy does it, boys. I just need help standing, not flying.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Xavier stares past her with watery eyes. 'Why does the world feel the need to drop its weight upon my shoulders?' he barely whispers. His mother strokes his hair.'Maybe it believes you can handle it,' she tells him. 'That though it is heavy, you are strong enough to carry it.

— Damiana